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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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This is exactly how o feel. I felt t 5 years ago. Lasted for months but my 02 dropped 89%. I was anemic. But since that has been taken care of about 4 weeks ago onfelt this way again. No answers. I can't get deep breath or I have to take them often. Having another lung test next week. Sick of hearing anxiety. Sometimes I feel tight. I feel it more in the morning. I feel it on exertion, eating etc. I can't keep going like this. I have 4 children and 16 grands. Why doesn't anyone have answers? My x-ray showed prominent right hilum but my pulmonologist said it hasn't changed since 2021. I don't know. Im scared. Im only 53. Even sitting I feel like i need to take a deep breath. But when I walk a mile my 02 stays 96-98%. I need a medical grade pulse oximeter. Hoping my pulmonologist will also order a CT scan to look at my lungs. I say because my HR drops low it's causing this. But I'm being told no. For example, sitting here, and just writing this out I had to take a deep breath. I hope to have answers soon.
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Hi @tammyjbell. I'm sorry to hear you're dealing with this breathing issue. It's tough because breathing is so central to living that the feeling of lack of air can really affect normal living.
Did you confirm that your anemia was taken care of. i.e., did you get another test to confirm? Interesting that your 02 dropped below 90%. That could be indicative of anemia, but it could also indicate something else, like regular or sports-induced asthma.
Let me know how your lung test turns out. Maybe you've developed a breathing condition that this test will uncover, but hard to tell until you get the results.
In the meantime there are breathing exercises to help you feel better, which are basically slow breathing exercises. Try to put your mind at ease by telling yourself that you're ok and you're breathing normally. The mind is a powerful thing that can lead the body into a false sense of "fight or flight". Look up "box breathing" and buteyko breathing exercises. Sometimes doing breathing exercises helps the mind and body to reconnect after it got thrown off somehow.
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Hello friend, I have been getting used to these complaints for 5 months now. The oxygen from the pulse oximeter is ok, but I have intermittent 10-15 short involuntary breaths. This resembles an atypical silent semi-hiccup. I am 68 years old woman. I feel better with various breathing exercises, as well as when I am active. It is unpleasant at rest and at night and in the morning. Autosuggestion is also important. I hope I reassure you a little..